lingua franca
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See also: Lingua Franca and língua franca
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian lingua franca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lingua franca (plural lingua francas or lingue franche or linguae francae) (see usage notes)
- A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one not the first language of any of its speakers.
- Synonyms: koine, link language, vehicular language
- Antonym: vernacular
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: Languages Codex entry:
- The language used by most angara across the Heleus Cluster is Shelesh, a lingua franca that was commonly used in the early days of angaran spaceflight before fading into obscurity. New connections between angaran settlements, and constant evolution of languages since their separation, means it has now seen a revival.
Usage notes[edit]
- The most common plural form in English is lingua francas; however, the plural forms lingue franche (following the Italian) and linguae francae (in the style of Latin) are both fairly common as well. Also attested, but quite rare, and probably nonstandard, is the form linguas franca (treating lingua alone as the noun and taking franca as an adjective; compare attorneys general, forests primeval).
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
common language
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Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
lingua franca f (invariable)
- the Mediterranean Lingua Franca, a common language spoken in Mediterranean ports in centuries past (consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Arabic and some Greek words and used by sailors of different countries to communicate with one another)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Italian lingua franca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lingua franca f (indeclinable)
- (historical) Mediterranean Lingua Franca (common language spoken in Mediterranean ports in centuries past)
- (linguistics) lingua franca (common language)
Further reading[edit]
- lingua franca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lingua franca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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